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Make Panasonic Model DMC-TZ4
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Flash Red Eye, Auto-Mode Focal Length 5 mm
ISO 250 Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 1/30 sec Date/Time Sun 29 Mar 2009 05:21:22 AM EDT
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Wisdom From the Forest

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While in training the students learn every step involved in the process
The men make all of the looms, the homes, and anything that is needed for the project This woman is a master weaver and one of the 8 original Grandmothers recruited by Mr. Morimoto to teach traditional weaving She is binding fiber tightly around the threads before dyeing so they will resist taking the color
Measuring out the silk threads before setting up the loom The pattern is carefully worked out, tied and dyed onto the threads before they are woven While in training the students learn every step involved in the process
warp threads on the loom for a long textile "Iron soup" made by fermenting limes and rusty iron scarps, used as a mordant for natural dye colors Detail of iron mordant pot
preparing the dyebath cooking the young leaves of the banana tree New banana leaves can produce a lovely range of yellow colors

While in training the students learn every step involved in the process

Date: 03/29/2009
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